Harcourt, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Harcourt was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,309. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365761. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.377°N, 65.448°W.
Population
In 1891, Harcourt had a population of 1,309: 665 male and 644 female residents. Population density was 2.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,309 |
| 1901 | 1,104 |
| 1911 | 1,090 |
| 1921 | 1,115 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Harcourt & Huskisson, 1881 (72.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Harcourt shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 231 |
| Number of families | 231 |
| Number of females | 644 |
| Number of males | 665 |
| Number of married females | 210 |
| Number of married males | 210 |
| Number of married persons | 420 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP F | 644 |
| POP M | 665 |
| POP TOT | 1,309 |
| Total population | 1,309 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 413 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 449 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 862 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 208 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,101 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses | 205 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 205 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 164 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 212 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 30 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,677 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,298 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,861 |
| Acres of hay crops | 730 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,568 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,866 |
| Acres of oats | 300 |
| Acres of potatoes | 147 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 28 |
| BAR AC | 2 |
| BAR BU | 21 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 96 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,313 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 90 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,456 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,344 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 297 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 627 |
| BWT BU | 1,313 |
| CRN BU | 90 |
| HAY AC | 730 |
| HAY TONS | 709 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 115 |
| Number of chickens | 1,721 |
| Number of ducks | 20 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 181 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 27 |
| Number of geese | 45 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 18 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 159 |
| Number of milk cows | 297 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 209 |
| Number of other cattle | 214 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 53 |
| Number of sheep | 510 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 160 |
| Number of swine | 65 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 134 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 300 |
| OAT BU | 5,456 |
| PEA BU | 45 |
| POT AC | 147 |
| POT BU | 9,344 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,915 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 501 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,940 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 709 |
| WHT AC | 28 |
| WHT SP BU | 297 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 28 |
| A 11 50 | 35 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 84 |
| BEN BU | 96 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,940 |
| CATTLE KS | 115 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 413 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 449 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 862 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,915 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 18 |
| DUCKS | 20 |
| FAMILIES | 231 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 501 |
| FRN CA | 208 |
| GEESE | 45 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,721 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 159 |
| HOUSES | 205 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 43 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 164 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 62 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 47 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 41 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 205 |
| INF 11 A | 53 |
| MD FEM | 210 |
| MD MALE | 210 |
| MD TOT | 420 |
| MILK COWS | 297 |
| NAME CD | Kent |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 27 |
| OC P | 181 |
| OC TOT | 209 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 214 |
| OTHERS | 1,101 |
| SHEEP | 510 |
| SHEEP KS | 160 |
| SUP AM | 3,568 |
| SUP FOR | 14,298 |
| SUP JV | 30 |
| SUP PAT | 1,677 |
| SUP SC | 1,861 |
| SUP TOT | 17,866 |
| SWINE | 65 |
| SWINE KS | 134 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 212 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 627 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 7 |
| WID FEM | 21 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
| WORKING OX | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB015004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB026004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365761
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harcourt_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Harcourt
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Harcourt, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/harcourt-nb015004-1891/.